I am a teacher of English, English Literature, Moving Image Arts - and when I'm really lucky, History as well! I have been teaching in N. Ireland since 2006 and am particularly familiar with the CCEA curriculum from KS3-KS5. I have worked with CCEA for over a decade and have been employed to create resources for KS5 English Literature. I also ran my own Tutoring company and have a real passion for creating user friendly resources.
Contact me at - mcttresourcesni@gmail.com
I am a teacher of English, English Literature, Moving Image Arts - and when I'm really lucky, History as well! I have been teaching in N. Ireland since 2006 and am particularly familiar with the CCEA curriculum from KS3-KS5. I have worked with CCEA for over a decade and have been employed to create resources for KS5 English Literature. I also ran my own Tutoring company and have a real passion for creating user friendly resources.
Contact me at - mcttresourcesni@gmail.com
A simple mix and match exercise to aid understanding of PEE when answering questions. Taken from the first description of The Warden in Chapter of ‘Holes’ by Louis Sacher.
This resource is the second in a series of GCSE pupil booklets designed to be user friendly and cover all aspects of the novel and writer’s technique.
These pupil booklets have been created by a seasoned teacher and examiner for English Literature, have been tried and tested in the classroom, and cover all aspects of the curriculum.
Teacher booklet provided offers possible responses for every question, and suggestions of quotations for Chapter work.
Currently available:
*Of Mice and Men: Background https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ccea-of-mice-and-men-background-context-12366444
*Of Mice and Men: Chapter by Chapter
*Of Mice and Men: Characters
*Of Mice and Men: Themes
*Of Mice and Men: Writer’s Technique
CCEA GCSE: Unit 2 Literature - ‘Blood Brothers’
Includes
Pupil Booklet - information about this section of the exam
Pupil booklet to be completed for Characters
Indiviudal and detailed Character Powerpoints
- Mrs Johnstone
- Mrs Lyons
- Mickey
- Edward
- Linda
Each PowerPoint includes:
- Key Words
- Description and explanation of personality
- Actions/Development of each character
- Role/Relationships between the named characters and others
- Any extra information
- Key Quotations
- Some worked quotations
- Answers to example exam question
A visually appealing and easily accessible booklet, this pupil resource covers all areas of MIA, creating a perfect introduction and foundation for progress into GCSE Moving Image Arts.
Instruction is given, and complimented with film extracts and activities to complete.
A PowerPoint to aid teaching is also provided.
Areas covered:
Roles of responsibility
Genre
Camera technique
Sound
Lighting
Mise-en-scène
Answer Book provided
A enjoyable introduction to these three techniques, with accompanying activities to consolidate learning.
Please also find Part 1: Simile, Metaphor, Personification
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12366870
Two booklets covering the character of Candy ‘Of Mice and Men’
Student Booklet - to be completed - 13 pages
Teacher Booklet - with suggested answers - 13 pages
Booklet covers:
Introduction and guidance for how to complete a Character Essay
Sample Paragraph Layout with suggested terminology/phrases
Key words to describe Candy
Key Experiences analysed
Evidence/Quotes - analysed with techniques and explanations
Example paragraphs with clear layout
Area for summarising learning under mnemonic ‘BARSCAP’
FULL BOOKLET with all CHARACTERS will be AVAILABLE SOON
Two booklets covering the character of Crooks in ‘Of Mice and Men’
Student Booklet - to be completed - 16 pages
Teacher Booklet - with suggested answers - 16 pages
Booklet covers:
Introduction and guidance for how to complete a Character Essay
Sample Paragraph Layout with suggested terminology/phrases
Key words to describe Crooks
Overview of Themes: Racism, Prejudice, Strength, Weaknesses
Key Experiences
Close analysis of Possessions
Evidence/Quotes - analysed with techniques and explanations
Example paragraphs with clear layout
Area for summarising learning under mnemonic ‘BARSCAP’
FULL BOOKLET with all CHARACTERS will be AVAILABLE SOON
Two booklets covering the character of Curley’s Wife ‘Of Mice and Men’
Student Booklet - to be completed - 14 pages
Teacher Booklet - with suggested answers - 14 pages
Booklet covers:
Introduction and guidance for how to complete a Character Essay
Sample Paragraph Layout with suggested terminology/phrases
Key words to describe Curley’s Wife
Notes on Female Characters in the novel
Discussion of sympathy/lack of sympathy for her
Evidence/Quotes - analysed with techniques and explanations
Example paragraphs with clear layout
Area for summarising learning under mnemonic ‘BARSCAP’
FULL BOOKLET with all CHARACTERS will be AVAILABLE SOON
Two booklets covering the character of Curley ‘Of Mice and Men’
Student Booklet - to be completed - 11 pages
Teacher Booklet - with suggested answers - 11 pages
Booklet covers:
Introduction and guidance for how to complete a Character Essay
Sample Paragraph Layout with suggested terminology/phrases
Key words to describe Curley
Close analysis of Fight Scene in Chapter 3
Evidence/Quotes - analysed with techniques and explanations
Example paragraphs with clear layout
Area for summarising learning under mnemonic ‘BARSCAP’
FULL BOOKLET with all CHARACTERS will be AVAILABLE SOON
Student Booklet – 92 pages
Key information provided, space to complete work on Characters and Contexts. Quotations provided for each character and each context. For each context, quotations have been divided under separate titles, helpful to stimulate ideas for essay planning. Exam Questions provided, followed by space to complete plan for answer.
Included:
Exam Basics
Contexts and Themes
Essay Layout Advice
Characters – 8 key characters, space to complete key words
Characters – area for research and teaching
Characters – 8 key characters, complete with key quotations
Context – Biography + Exam Question + Example Response
Context – American Settlement and Frontier + Quotations + Exam Question
Context – America Post WW1
Context – The Jazz Age/The Roaring Twenties + Quotations + Exam Question
Context – American Dream + Quotations + Exam Questions
Context – Divided Society (inc. Racism and Industrialism) + Quotations + Exam Questions
Extra Exam Questions – The Great Gatsby + Today
Context – Prohibition and Organised Crime + Quotations + Exam Questions
Context – Geography + Quotations + Exam Questions
Context – Type of Hero + Quotations + Exam Questions
Context – Social Satire + Quotations + Exam Questions
Context – Romantic Novel + Quotations + Exam Questions
Context – Realist Novel + Exam Questions
Context – Symbolism + Quotations + Exam Questions
Context – Novel of Manners
Teacher Booklet – 96 pages
Exactly the same as the student booklet, with teaching notes and essay plans included.
Included:
Characters – key words provided
Characters – area for research and teaching
Characters – key quotations
Context – Biography Notes + Exam Question + Example Response
Context – American Settlement and Frontier Notes + Quotations + Exam Question with two essay response plans
Context – America Post WW1 Notes
Context – The Jazz Age/The Roaring Twenties Notes + Quotations + Exam Question with essay response plan
Context – American Dream Notes + Quotations + Exam Questions with essay response plan
Context – Divided Society (inc. Racism and Industrialism) Notes + Quotations + Exam Questions with two essay response plans
Extra Exam Questions – The Great Gatsby + Today with essay response notes
Context – Prohibition and Organised Crime Notes + Quotations + Exam Questions with essay response plan
Context – Geography Notes + Quotations + Exam Questions
Context – Type of Hero Notes + Quotations + Exam Questions with essay response notes
Context – Social Satire + Quotations + Exam Questions
Context – Romantic Novel Notes + Quotations + Exam Questions
Context – Realist Novel + Exam Questions with essay response notes
Context – Symbolism Notes + Quotations + Exam Questions
Context – Novel of Manners Notes + Exam Question
Three sample essays to annotate and improve - Gangsters, Geography, Women
Individual overviews for
All imagery taken from Movie and Google images
Teaching and Guidance notes for Controlled Assessment for CCEA GCSE to accompany the teaching of ‘Macbeth’
Teaching Notes
PP - Images
PP - Paragraph scaffold and example
Guided Planning Document
**Teaching notes include: **
Stereotypical life of a Jacobean woman
Shakespeare’s intentions
Typical audience reaction
Key Words/phrases
Lady Macbeth - general overview and specific notes
PowerPoint - Images included - to prompt discussion about the presentation of Lady Macbeth and the witches
PowerPoint - includes key points to make about Lady Macbeth, key context points, paragraph layout and paragraph example.
Document - guided planning - essay title and eight boxes to complete - guidance for students to bring their knowledge together.
This resource contains a lengthy Powerpoint which covers a full range of techniques which should be considered when writing creatively.
The Powerpoint ends with an assessment title, and the success criteria to accompany it.
Although aimed at KS3, this is also useful for weaker KS4 students, or as starters/refreshers at KS4.
The Powerpoint offers:
Eight ten-minute activities to stimulate creative thought
Two slides focussing on verb synonyms in order to up level writing
Six slides looking at connotation, and the consideration that must be taken of our choices
A quick look at onomatopoeia and the implication of choosing animal sounds
Two ‘Picture the Scene’ examples encouraging the use of the studied techniques
Quick looks at: adverbs, boring sentences, syntax arrangement, avoidance of ‘got’, good openers and ‘improve the examples’ opportunity
Assessment title and success criteria.
To accompany the Power Point resource of ‘Animal Farm Characters and The Russian Revolution’ [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/animal-farm-characters-and-the-russian-revolution-12366402]
The characters are laid out in a format that can be printed onto address label pages/stickers - height of each pairing is approximately 3.5cm.
This resource is an accessible and informative presentation of comparison between the characters of Animal Farm (images taken from the film) and their counterparts in the real Russian Revolution.
Each pairing of images is followed by historical information, accurately explaining the real character and their historical behaviour.
See also the free resource https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/animal-farm-characters-russian-sticers-12366420 where the pairings can be printed out as stickers.
Developed from the wonderful film short ‘Father and Daughter’ , this story is without dialogue and therefore open to endless interpretation for both KS3 and KS4 students.
I use this with both KS3 and GCSE students in order to develop their understanding of emotions in their writing. The plot details are sparse, and it is up to the pupil to add detail. Detail is the key to this piece of work.
Included in this resource is a series of questions chosen to stimulate thought and to observe the methods of storytelling which can be replicated in the pupil’s own writing.
(Please note the mention of VEMB in Q6 refers to Voice, Expression, Movement and Breathing - as the fundamental ways in which we non verbally demonstrate our feelings - look in My Shop for further VEMB resources)
Also included are suggested answers.
At the end of the resource is a short task - but this can be exchanged for a much longer one looking at the whole film - this should be at the discretion of the teacher and their knowledge of the ability level of their students.
The film short is available on YouTube but please note that the audio track of one of the YouTube versions is slightly off - best quality is from the BFI Screen Shorts DVD.
A simple PowerPoint using a wide range of paper advertisements from the past -the first slide shows the advert and the genre being used, and the second slide reveals the product being sold.
The aim of the resource is to develop the understanding of how genre can be manipulated for both non-fiction and fiction - there are no bounds when it comes to the imagination and how to advertise a product.
Each advert can be analysed for its persuasive qualities and how it manipulates the target audience.
This resource is the first in a series of GCSE booklets designed to be user friendly and cover all aspects of the novel and writer’s technique.
These booklets have been created by a CCEA examiner for English Literature, have been tried and tested in the classroom, and cover all aspects of the curriculum.
Currently available:
*Of Mice and Men: Background
*Of Mice and Men: Chapter by Chapter https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ccea-of-mice-and-men-chapter-by-chapter-12366451
*Of Mice and Men: Characters
*Of Mice and Men: Themes
*Of Mice and Men: Writer’s Technique
Answer booklets will be available upon request.